1964 Downers Grove, Illinois Drive In Restaurant History |
By early 1964 the City of Downers Grove, Illinois had its fill of rowdy
teenagers at the local drive in restaurants. Fed up with the seeming
lack of response by some of the drive in operators, counc...
Posted by on Sun, 07 Jun 2009 23:12:00 GMT |
Brand new Vintage Roadside t-shirt - 1940s Polynesian lounge |
Hey everyone,We
wanted to let you know we just released a brand new Vintage Roadside
t-shirt. Our 7 Seas shirt features a 1940s era Polynesian/tiki themed cocktail lounge from Santa Barbara, Califor...
Posted by on Thu, 14 May 2009 15:29:00 GMT |
Only three more chances to see Marina the Mermaid! |
Nothing brings back the feel of 1960s roadside attractions, especially
1960s Florida, like a live mermaid show. For the past few years one of
the best remaining mermaid shows could be found every Fr...
Posted by on Thu, 07 May 2009 16:33:00 GMT |
Vintage Roadside manning the Velveteria this weekend! |
Happy Monday everyone,We wanted to let everyone know that we'll
be doing a little something different this Friday and Saturday -
staffing a real roadside attraction! And not just any attraction, the...
Posted by on Mon, 04 May 2009 14:15:00 GMT |
Vintage Roadside news & more |
Hey everyone,We wanted to let you know we've been using our Facebook page as a gathering spot for everything that's going on here at Vintage Roadside. We've got new road trip photos from our recent tr...
Posted by on Thu, 30 Apr 2009 12:18:00 GMT |
Portland, Oregon to Palms Springs via Hwy 99 - Day 1 |
And we're off and running with Vintage Roadside's latest preservation-themed road trip blog!This time we're traveling from Portland, Oregon to the California Preservation Foundation's annual conferenc...
Posted by on Tue, 14 Apr 2009 00:16:00 GMT |
Vintage Roadside at Viva Las Vegas |
Howdy all,We know some of our friends will be heading out to Viva Las Vegas this weekend and we wanted to let you know that even though we can't be there ourselves - you can still pick up your favorit...
Posted by on Wed, 08 Apr 2009 14:12:00 GMT |
Palm Springs or bust! |
"Did we turn off the stove?" "Did you see if the coffee pot was turned off?" "I think I forgot socks." "Do I really need my wallet?" Those questions and numerous other variants can only mean one thing...
Posted by on Mon, 30 Mar 2009 13:06:00 GMT |
Our brand spankin' new Tiki t-shirt coming March 31st! |
Happy Friday everyone,We're finishing off the week by sharing a look at the first of several vintage tiki designs we have coming out over the next few weeks.We're thrilled with the results and hope yo...
Posted by on Fri, 20 Mar 2009 16:26:00 GMT |
A first look at the next Vintage Roadside t-shirt - Gwinn's of Pasadena |
Hello gang,In honor of our upcoming roadtrip to Palm Springs in April to attend the California Preservation Conference, we're releasing two new t-shirt designs. We wanted to give you a sneak peek at t...
Posted by on Thu, 19 Mar 2009 18:22:00 GMT |
